On This Day

Tuesday, September 20, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 58 .616 --
Orioles 90 61 .596 3.0
Red Sox 89 61 .593 3.5
Tigers 71 81 .467 22.5
Indians 67 85 .441 26.5
Brewers 64 89 .418 30.0
Blue Jays 52 98 .347 40.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 94 55 .631 --
White Sox 85 67 .559 10.5
Rangers 84 67 .556 11.0
Twins 80 72 .526 15.5
Angels 72 78 .480 22.5
Athletics 58 91 .389 36.0
Mariners 58 94 .382 37.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 94 56 .627 --
Pirates 87 65 .572 8.0
Cardinals 78 72 .520 16.0
Cubs 78 73 .517 16.5
Expos 69 80 .463 24.5
Mets 60 92 .395 35.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 92 59 .609 --
Reds 81 71 .533 11.5
Astros 76 74 .507 15.5
Giants 69 83 .454 23.5
Padres 65 87 .428 27.5
Braves 57 94 .377 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
1 Dave Chalk 3
1 Wayne Gross 3
1 Garry Maddox 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Dave Chalk 1
2 Henry Cruz 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim McCarver 3
2 Sal Bando 2
2 Bobby Bonds 2
2 George Brett 2
2 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Phil Garner 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.67
2 Bob Owchinko 0.89
3 John Candelaria 0.86
4 Jim Palmer 0.75
5 Joe Niekro 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Niekro 8
1 Bob Owchinko 8
3 Bill Bonham 6
3 John Candelaria 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Lance Rautzhan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .385
2 Dave Parker .341
3 Ken Singleton .336
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Lyman Bostock .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 49
2 Jeff Burroughs 40
3 Jim Rice 38
4 Bobby Bonds 36
4 2 others tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 142
2 Greg Luzinski 122
3 Larry Hisle 113
4 Jeff Burroughs 112
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 64
2 Cesar Cedeno 54
3 Freddie Patek 49
4 Gene Richards 48
5 Joe Morgan 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.48
2 Frank Tanana 2.54
3 Tommy John 2.66
4 Steve Carlton 2.67
5 Rick Reuschel 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
2 Rick Reuschel 20
3 Tommy John 19
3 Nolan Ryan 19
3 Tom Seaver 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 331
2 Phil Niekro 242
3 Dennis Leonard 213
4 Frank Tanana 205
5 Steve Carlton 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 33
2 Bruce Sutter 28
3 Bill Campbell 27
4 Sparky Lyle 24
5 2 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .486
2 Cesar Cedeno .483
3 Rod Carew .442
4 Tony Perez .400
5 Carlton Fisk .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Dusty Baker 6
2 Gary Carter 6
4 Jeff Burroughs 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 20
2 Dusty Baker 16
2 Reggie Jackson 16
4 Phil Garner 15
4 Roy Howell 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 10
2 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Bake McBride 7
2 Gene Richards 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc Medich 0.69
1 Don Stanhouse 0.69
1 Mike Torrez 0.69
4 Jim Palmer 0.77
5 Larry Christenson 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Mike Barlow 3
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Ken Kravec 23
2 Jim Palmer 23
2 J. R. Richard 23
5 Chris Knapp 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
2 Bill Campbell 3
2 Dave Campbell 3
2 Adrian Devine 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .400
1 Cesar Cedeno .400
3 Bake McBride .385
4 Tony Perez .381
5 Bruce Bochte .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 9
2 Dusty Baker 8
2 Gary Carter 8
2 George Foster 8
2 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 29
2 Al Cowens 27
2 Carlton Fisk 27
4 Jim Rice 26
5 George Foster 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 22
2 Phil Garner 14
3 Bake McBride 13
4 Bobby Bonds 12
5 Cesar Cedeno 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Stanhouse 0.66
2 Doug Bird 1.05
3 Ron Guidry 1.20
4 Larry Christenson 1.76
5 Joe Niekro 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Doc Medich 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
4 John Candelaria 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 54
2 Phil Niekro 51
3 Nolan Ryan 47
4 Tom Seaver 43
5 Jim Palmer 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 7
1 Dave Campbell 7
3 Doug Bair 6
3 Doug Bird 6
3 3 others tied 6